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:''This article describes the current heritage railway. For the historical railway see Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway.'' The Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway〔In Welsh, ''Llanelli'' and ''Mynydd Mawr'' are pronounced (:ɬaˈnɛɬi) and (:ˈmənɨð ˈmaur), respectively.〕 is a heritage railway which aims to re-instate as much as possible of the former Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway which closed in 1989. ==History== (詳細はWales by an Act of Parliament. It began running trains in 1803, the initial line being a plateway, with motive power provided by a pair of horses. The Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway is claimed to be the Oldest Public Railway in Britain. Although the Surrey Iron Railway was the first to be incorporated, it is believed that the LMMR was the first to open to traffic. The Carmarthenshire Tramroad closed in 1844 but the railway reopened in 1883 operated by the newly formed Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway Co. That company disappeared in 1922 on being absorbed into the Great Western Railway, which itself was absorbed into British Railways in 1947. Throughout the twentieth century the line continued as a main artery for coal distribution from the Gwendraeth valley, until the closure of Cynheidre Colliery in 1989. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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